Is spelling and grammar in chat/forums important?

Swan, you have posted twice in this thread. Both times I take one glance at your attempt at communication and then skip right over it. I am sure many others have done the same. If you want to express an idea, have enough respect both for yourself and others to try and make an attempt at writing where it can be read without making someone's eyes explode.

Like it or not, you are judged by how you communicate. It is a fact of life. Getting all emo and rebelling against the "man" will not change this.

Often my english grammar isn't perfect but in certain settings its more about trying to communicate quickly, sometimes if I am really, really feeling exhausted and ill which is 80 percent of the tim

Swan, you have posted twice in this thread. Both times I take one glance at your attempt at communication and then skip right over it. I am sure many others have done the same. If you want to express an idea, have enough respect both for yourself and others to try and make an attempt at writing where it can be read without making someone's eyes explode.

Like it or not, you are judged by how you communicate. It is a fact of life. Getting all emo and rebelling against the "man" will not change this.

Swan, you have posted twice in this thread. Both times I take one glance at your attempt at communication and then skip right over it. I am sure many others have done the same. If you want to express an idea, have enough respect both for yourself and others to try and make an attempt at writing where it can be read without making someone's eyes explode.

Like it or not, you are judged by how you communicate. It is a fact of life. Getting all emo and rebelling against the "man" will not change this.

hehe too bad youre too LAZY to take the time to read what i say. im a really interesting girl with some well thought out ideas. oh well, your lose not mine

Hah! FD-onese. I call my chat/IM typing style HTML

Hyper Trout Messedup Language.

Chris.
I know personally I often ignore certain poster's comments and threads where the writer is most often is putting down others and just plain seems like a jerk.
I also judge them by and assume that because of their forum behavior they may not be someone I want to do business with or participate in social events with.

Not that what I think really matters to most here but it matters to me.

REad my post above this one. Sometimes it's not laziness. It's sad to have to skip many posts knowing sometimes they probably have much to say.

FD, I couldn't care less about your spelling or grammar, but I frequently skip your posts because of the way you blend all your words together with no paragraphs. I think it's hard for people in general but because I have a neurological disorder I can practically feel the neurons firing off in my brain if I try to read it.

I don't really care how people choose to post ..

So much as I care how much effort I'm willing to put in to read something.

If its too much of a pain to read, I skip it.



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besides for those following along at home, I already Godwined this thread.

Aww FD, I'm sure what you think matters to many people. It does to me! As for passwords, if it wasn't for sticky notes at home, I'd be lost. I think, from many of the posts, effort is what most people appreciate. What I love about your replies is the fact that you always try NOT to judge. You take the time to write how you feel about something, and give your point of view without forcing it on anyone. I also love when you change your signature every once and a while. Fun to see...

I've seen this topic come up a few times, usually OT in a thread, so I'm asking it here for personal advice on how much time someone should spend spelling, etc.

Some of you already know English is not my 1st language. It takes me a long time to reply to a post. I use 'spellcheck' and reread everything, and I'm sure I still make mistakes. I often have to use my translation Widget 'cause I get mixed up with certain words. Sometimes I have to rewrite a whole sentence because I just don't know how to spell a word and can't find it in the dictionary (because, of course, I can't spell it, lol) I'm starting to think I'm wasting my time - no one probably cares one way or another as long as my point comes across...

Inworld, it makes chatting really hard for me. I end up only typing very short comments and wonder if people think I'm dense, with nothing substantial to add to a conversation.

What do you think? Should I just relax my standards a little? Any advice?

thats hypocritical because ive seen you type in character on these threads as a dolphin and you were not easy to understand but i took the time to understand because i think everyone deserves a chance to be heard. likewise, someone who types with a dialect or using improper grammer may be purposefully expressing themselves in a specific way. why youd have a gripe with that i cant understand. but i think in general people with that attitude probably have control issues or insecurities. no reason to get worked up over how someone types.

However if its a formal, business affair and you want to be taken seriouslly, as a educated person then put in the effort.

However if its a formal, business affair and you want to be taken seriously, as a educated person then put in the effort.

S N O B S clear enough for you? i spelled it out

S N O B S clear enough for you? i spelled it out

You think you're soooo morally superior, don't you?

First off, your posts are alway a joy to read.You should be commended for the attention you pay to your writing. I set such a bad example at times. I am a sloppy writer myself, and a lazy proofreader I should take better notice before I hit send.

As the forum goes I think a reasonable effort to write coherently and intelligently, with an attempt at proper punctuation is appreciated. I don't care if it is the accepted from of communication, I have very little tolerance for posts that are nothing but chatspeak. and nothig will change my mind. Since these posts are archived and can be read by so many people, I think it's a nice reflection on yourself as to what you right. In world, I see it more as conversation that disappears once said, so making your points easily is important as opposed to keeping it for posterity.

One thing that amazes me and distresses me at the same time is how concerned and apologetic a lot of the non native English speakers are over their use of the language, and how a lot of us natives seem not to give a damn. I guess my answer is good for you for making the effort, but don't get too wrapped up in being perfect. It's the intent rather than the words.

In the forums, I think people forget too often that English is not everyones first language. I don't get worked up about spelling, but I do get frustrated when there's a huge post with no spaces or paragraphs.

In chat, I am a big user of chat speak such as y and r and u. I make no defense other than it makes sense to me. I don't get upset when people make spelling errors either. It's going to happen. We are all frequently chatting very fast. What bothers me more actually is when people see the need to correct their spelling errors when it was obviously what they were trying to say to begin with. Here's an example:

Chat: My fahter and I went shopping yesterday.
Chat: *father

To me it was damn obvious they meant father. There was no need to correct it. It throws the conversation off by doing so.

Just my opinion.